Nissan Ireland has announced prices for the incoming new Qashqai, the first models of which will find their way onto Irish soil in June.
1.3 turbo petrol engine
The starting price for the new Qashqai will be €30,500, which will get you an XE model with the 1.3-litre turbo petrol engine in 138hp form. Full LED headlights and Auto headlights with high beam assist are standard across the range. Standard safety features also include rear parking sensors, blind spot intervention, traffic sign recognition, Intelligent Cruise Control, Intelligent Forward Collision Warning, and Intelligent Forward Emergency Braking (Pedestrian & Cyclist Recognition, Junction Assist) and Rear Automatic Cross Traffic Alert and Braking.
If you want to step up to an SV model, that'll be €33,200, while an SV Premium Qashqai will be €37,395. Wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto come as standard from the SV grade upwards, while the popular Wireless Phone Charger is introduced at the SV Premium grade. The eight-inch infotainment display in the SV grade increases to nine-inch in the SV Premium and SVE Xtronic grades, including higher resolution and Nissan Connected Services.
19-inch alloy wheels
At the top of the tree, there's the SVE Xtronic model, which will cost from €44,600, and comes with 19-inch alloy wheels, Nappa quilted leather seats, a handsfree powered tailgate which makes accessing the boot effortless when hands are anything but free, heated front seats with massage function, ProPilot with Navi Link, a Heads Up Display (HUD), Automatic Tilt Reversing Mirrors and a Bose sound system with ten speakers.
Aside from the basic 138hp 1.3 turbo engine, there will be a 156hp version of the same unit, plus an optional Xtronic automatic CVT gearbox and four-wheel drive for the top-spec models. The innovative X-Power hybrid, which uses a 1.5-litre petrol engine to top up an onboard battery that drives a 140hp electric motor, won't go on sale in Ireland until early 2022.
Order books now open
Nissan dealers in Ireland already have full pricing and spec details, so are able to start taking orders now, and the first cars will arrive in June, albeit in limited numbers at first.
"The price positioning that we have achieved remains extremely competitive, particularly given the level of new design and technology included in the new model and we think everyone will agree that the new Qashqai represents exceptional value for customers shopping for a c-segment crossover," said Seamus Morgan, Managing Director of Nissan Ireland.